Conception
Benner Alves is a highly skilled Senior Scientist at Conception Bioscience since February 2021, specializing in the in vitro differentiation and growth of preantral follicles, with a focus on developing viable eggs from skin-derived stem cells. Previous academic appointments include Visiting Professor at Universidade Federal de Goiás and multiple postdoctoral research fellow positions at esteemed institutions including Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, and Southern Illinois University. Benner Alves holds a PhD in Animal Sciences from Universidade Federal de Goiás, a Master of Science in Veterinary Sciences from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, and a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine from the same institution.
Conception
Conception is a company developing the technology to turn skin cells into viable human eggs.This technology will give women the opportunity to have children well into their forties and fifties, eliminate barriers for couples suffering from infertility, and potentially allow male-male couples to have biological children.Long term, thistechnology could be a critical platform allowing for widespread genetic screening of embryos. If proven safe, it could even enable for genetic editing to eliminate and reduce the risk of devastating diseases for future generations – such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease and many different types of cancers.This could become one of the most important technologies ever created.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.